BGSU College of Musical Arts' Faculty Artist Series

The first BGSU College of Musical Arts' Faculty Artist Series event of the 2025-2026 academic year is a Faculty Showcase featuring the college’s acclaimed faculty performing the music of Antonio Vivaldi, Irving Berlin, Robert Schulman, Giuseppe Verdi, and Edgar Meyer among other great works.

PROGRAM

Western Fanfare | Eric Ewazen (b. 1954)
          Charles Saenz and Jane Anderson, trumpet
          Andrew Pelletier, horn
          Jeremy Marks, trombone
          David Saltzman, tuba

from Four Jazz Etudes | Meyer Kupferman (1926-2003)
     1. Medium Bounce Tempo
     4. Very Fast and Bright
          Justin Johnston, clarinet

Chamber Concerto in D minor RV 96 | Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
     I. Allegro
    II. Largo
   III. Allegro
          Caroline Chin, violin
          Arne Spohr, recorder
          Susan Nelson, bassoon
          Kevin Bylsma, harpsichord

To Be Announced from the Stage
          David Bixler, alto
          Zakk Jones, guitar
          Aidan Plank, bass
          Dan Piccolo, drums

Show and Tell | Kincaid Rabb
          Susan Nelson, bassoon
          Dan Piccolo, percussion

Nadiya | Reena Esmail (b. 1983)
          Roberta Michel, flute
          Hannah Levinson, viola

“Bella figlia dell’amore” from Rigoletto | Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
          Sarah Luebke, soprano
          Katherine Pracht Phares, mezzo-soprano
          Christopher Scholl, tenor
          Keith Phares, baritone
          Kevin Bylsma, piano

Concert Duo for violin and double bass | Edgar Meyer (b. 1960)
     First Movement
          Caroline Chin, violin
          Jacob Warren, double bass

Pirates of the Caribbean | Klaus Badelt (b. 1967), arr. Jarrod Radnich
          Cole Burger, piano

Piano Trio No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 110 | Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
     I. Bewegt, doch nicht zu rasch
          Benjamin Hoffmann, violin
          Alan Ohkubo, cello
          Irene Kim, piano

“You’re Just In Love” from Call me Madame | Irving Berlin (1888-1989)
          Geoff Stephenson, tenor
          Jane Schoonmaker Rodgers, soprano
          Kevin Bylsma, piano

This event is free and open to the public with a suggested donation of $15 for adults and $5 for students. All proceeds will be donated to Brown Bag Food Project in Bowling Green, OH.